external ahrddrive via firewire vs. internal harddrive

yaboicheeze · 18th July 2007, 03:43 PM

ive been a hardware guy for years and im fianly goin to try gettin into vsts .......my friend is copying like 250+gigs of vsts and just thousands of dollars in sounds for me ....because he wants me to produce for his label.... i want to get a hard drive just for this sound library only.......ive run a couple usb externals before and i could always notice a difference in response compared to an internal drive......... i have a brand new hp amd athelon 4800 with 2 gigs mem....a gig of cache and a gig of bus........is there gonna be a difference if a get an external via firewire or if i get an internal in terms of response time...........ive used hardware for years because i couldnt stand dealing with loading and latency and all tha "setbacks" i dealt with using software....so i want my work flow to be as quick and efficient as possible im a musician and i really like to move at tha speed of my fingers .............help me out here guys and give me a little feedback on your opinions

mwd · 19th July 2007, 01:42 AM

In order of efficiency and performance for audio.

1. SATA or Internal (no diff... no hit)
2. Firewire
3. USB

You'll take a hit on Firewire or USB but moreso on USB for audio.

yaboicheeze · 19th July 2007, 03:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mwd

In order of efficiency and performance for audio.

1. SATA or Internal (no diff... no hit)
2. Firewire
3. USB

You'll take a hit on Firewire or USB but moreso on USB for audio.

thanks i just got back from best buy i went in a bought a 500gig seta 10minutes ago i actually got a decent salesperson that knew what he was talkin about and he broke it down to me thanks again dude

Versatile255 · 22nd July 2007, 03:37 AM

is it firewire because if it is your good firewire is better and if its 7200rpm it will transfer files fast.

superjc · 22nd July 2007, 06:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yaboicheeze

my friend is copying like 250+gigs of vsts and just thousands of dollars in sounds for me ....

YAAAARRRGG, MATEY! Ye be plunderin' the loot eh?

yaboicheeze · 23rd July 2007, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Versatile255

is it firewire because if it is your good firewire is better and if its 7200rpm it will transfer files fast.

i got an internal 500gig that is 7200rpm

6strings · 23rd July 2007, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by superjc

YAAAARRRGG, MATEY! Ye be plunderin' the loot eh?

Hillarious!

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18th July 2007, 03:43 PM	#1
yaboicheeze Gear nut Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: tha 303 and tha 510 Posts: 106	external ahrddrive via firewire vs. internal harddrive ive been a hardware guy for years and im fianly goin to try gettin into vsts .......my friend is copying like 250+gigs of vsts and just thousands of dollars in sounds for me ....because he wants me to produce for his label.... i want to get a hard drive just for this sound library only.......ive run a couple usb externals before and i could always notice a difference in response compared to an internal drive......... i have a brand new hp amd athelon 4800 with 2 gigs mem....a gig of cache and a gig of bus........is there gonna be a difference if a get an external via firewire or if i get an internal in terms of response time...........ive used hardware for years because i couldnt stand dealing with loading and latency and all tha "setbacks" i dealt with using software....so i want my work flow to be as quick and efficient as possible im a musician and i really like to move at tha speed of my fingers .............help me out here guys and give me a little feedback on your opinions __________________ http://www.myspace.com/yaboicheezeigotbeatz http://www.myspace.com/slapmatikproductionz

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19th July 2007, 01:42 AM	#2
mwd Gear maniac Join Date: May 2006 Location: Portales, NM Posts: 154	In order of efficiency and performance for audio. 1. SATA or Internal (no diff... no hit) 2. Firewire 3. USB You'll take a hit on Firewire or USB but moreso on USB for audio.

22nd July 2007, 03:37 AM	#4
Versatile255 Lives for gear Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 794	is it firewire because if it is your good firewire is better and if its 7200rpm it will transfer files fast.